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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 07:28
The Nigerian military said it had neutralised a plot by the Islamic militant sect Boko Haram to cause havoc during the ongoing celebration of Eid-el-Kabir, the Muslim Feast of the Sacrifice, killing 40 suspected sect members.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 09:32
Nigeria has proposed that certain Articles of the Rome Statute, establishing the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC), should be amended to bring them in conformity with the tenets of customary international law, conventions and norms.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 09:03
The ECOWAS Commission has expressed ''concern and dismay'' at Tuesday's mob attack on the Nigerian Embassy in Bissau and the fatal lynching of the country's nationals in the capital.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 09:02
President Jacob Zuma is leading a South African delegation to the Extraordinary Summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa on Saturday.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 09:24
Ahead of Saturday's extraordinary summit of the African Union (AU) on the International Criminal Court (ICC), pressure is mounting on the continental body not to approve the withdrawal of the 34 AU members that have ratified the Rome Treaty that established the court.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 09:23
South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) may have instructed President Jacob Zuma to back the clamour for the bloc withdrawal of African nations from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 08:27
Determined to lay the foundation for strategic measures for prevention and response to sexual violence in Africa, the African Union (AU) is convening a three-day high-level consultation of experts here this week to work out a framework of action to allow victims to access justice and end impunity.
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 09:37
The UK government has warned of an impending terrorist attack on Ghana due to the country’s involvement in peacekeeping operations abroad, an Accra-based private radio station reported on Thursday.
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 09:33
Forty students died and five others were injured when gunmen suspected to be members of the Islamic sect Boko Haram opened fire on the dormitory of the College of Agriculture in Gujba in Nigeria's northern state of Yobe on Sunday, hospital officials said.
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 09:32
Many students are feared to have been killed when gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members attacked the College of Agriculture in Gujba, Nigeria's northern Yobe State, in the early hours of Sunday.